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Small bugs in kitchen, what are they, how to remove? <pic>
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G. Morgan
2010-06-16 14:26:26 UTC
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These things look like ants, but they're not. They have a fat lower section
unlike an ant I've seen. They are very tiny, and can be found only around the
kitchen sink area. Any ideas what they are and how to kill them?

Here is the best pic I could get.
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dpb
2010-06-16 14:52:19 UTC
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Post by G. Morgan
These things look like ants, but they're not. They have a fat lower section
unlike an ant I've seen. They are very tiny, and can be found only around the
kitchen sink area. Any ideas what they are and how to kill them?
Here is the best pic I could get.
http://i50.tinypic.com/2nuiyjq.jpg
Too out of focus to see anything but a blob. Are they hard-shelled like
a small beetle? Potentially flour weevil or similar; check any dry
stock in cabinets like rice, pasta, flour, etc., carefully; if so one of
those may be how you introduced them.

Just a guess--as say can't see clearly enough to tell anything at all
from picture.

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HeyBub
2010-06-16 16:25:34 UTC
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Post by G. Morgan
These things look like ants, but they're not. They have a fat lower
section unlike an ant I've seen. They are very tiny, and can be
found only around the kitchen sink area. Any ideas what they are and
how to kill them?
Here is the best pic I could get.
http://i50.tinypic.com/2nuiyjq.jpg
Do they fly?

If so, gnats?
Stormin Mormon
2010-06-16 23:36:03 UTC
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Discard old bannannannannannas.

Once I get started, it's hard to stoppppppp.
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Post by G. Morgan
These things look like ants, but they're not. They have a fat lower
section unlike an ant I've seen. They are very tiny, and can be
found only around the kitchen sink area. Any ideas what they are and
how to kill them?
Here is the best pic I could get.
http://i50.tinypic.com/2nuiyjq.jpg
Do they fly?

If so, gnats?
g***@aol.com
2010-06-16 16:33:08 UTC
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Post by G. Morgan
These things look like ants, but they're not. They have a fat lower section
unlike an ant I've seen. They are very tiny, and can be found only around the
kitchen sink area. Any ideas what they are and how to kill them?
Here is the best pic I could get.
http://i50.tinypic.com/2nuiyjq.jpg
Thanks
The best plan for any kind of infestation is a bait. Try something
like Terro if they seem to eat sugar. Otherwise make a bait out of
what they eat, about 1 part boric acid to 12 -15 parts of the bait
food.
Smitty Two
2010-06-16 16:52:10 UTC
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Post by G. Morgan
These things look like ants, but they're not. They have a fat lower section
unlike an ant I've seen. They are very tiny, and can be found only around the
kitchen sink area. Any ideas what they are and how to kill them?
Here is the best pic I could get.
http://i50.tinypic.com/2nuiyjq.jpg
Thanks
I don't know what they are, but putting them in a salad and eating them
will probably kill them.
Chris (SilverUnicorn)
2010-06-16 17:00:46 UTC
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Post by Smitty Two
These things look like ants, but they're not.  They have a fat lower section
unlike an ant I've seen.  They are very tiny, and can be found only around the
kitchen sink area.  Any ideas what they are and how to kill them?
Here is the best pic I could get.
http://i50.tinypic.com/2nuiyjq.jpg
Thanks
I don't know what they are, but putting them in a salad and eating them
will probably kill them.
I'm sorry, but that was really funny :)

We have small moth-like bugs in our kitchen that seem to get T the
grains. Not sure what they are wither, and I am not in the mood for
salad, so I will have to find another way to rid of them.

Chris
VM
2010-06-17 00:14:51 UTC
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On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:00:46 -0700 (PDT), "Chris (SilverUnicorn)"
Post by Chris (SilverUnicorn)
Post by Smitty Two
These things look like ants, but they're not.  They have a fat lower section
unlike an ant I've seen.  They are very tiny, and can be found only around the
kitchen sink area.  Any ideas what they are and how to kill them?
Here is the best pic I could get.
http://i50.tinypic.com/2nuiyjq.jpg
Thanks
I don't know what they are, but putting them in a salad and eating them
will probably kill them.
I'm sorry, but that was really funny :)
We have small moth-like bugs in our kitchen that seem to get T the
grains. Not sure what they are wither, and I am not in the mood for
salad, so I will have to find another way to rid of them.
Chris
If eating them is out of the question, you could probably roll up a
$100 bill and snort them out of the air. It's a good aerobic exercise.

To the OP: They probably rode in on some kind of grain or whatever.
Check all cereal or any other loose food on your shelves.
n***@earthlink.net
2010-06-17 00:21:17 UTC
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Post by Chris (SilverUnicorn)
Post by Smitty Two
Post by G. Morgan
These things look like ants, but they're not. They have a fat lower section
unlike an ant I've seen. They are very tiny, and can be found only around the
kitchen sink area. Any ideas what they are and how to kill them?
Here is the best pic I could get.
http://i50.tinypic.com/2nuiyjq.jpg
Thanks
I don't know what they are, but putting them in a salad and eating them
will probably kill them.
I'm sorry, but that was really funny :)
We have small moth-like bugs in our kitchen that seem to get T the
grains. Not sure what they are wither, and I am not in the mood for
salad, so I will have to find another way to rid of them.
Chris
Those are probably some kind of weevil...I can't recall the name. They
arrive as eggs or larva in grain, pasta, etc. If stored long enough,
they will hatch. I had a bad infestation and couldn't find the problem.
Cleaned out, I thought, all the suspect packages. What I missed, in
the very back of a top shelf, was a very old partially used pkg. of
couscous. It was loaded and had produced enough little critters to get
into another pkg. of pasta.
Dora Geran
2018-04-09 12:14:03 UTC
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replying to Chris (SilverUnicorn), Dora Geran wrote:
Well if you would have to live the hell that Ihave for a long and it never
stops you would not think it to be funny I am a 88y.o lady and it is a
horrible experience that never goes a way.. I have to keep my drinks covered
to keep the black material from falling into my drinks.

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GROVER
2010-06-16 18:01:26 UTC
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These things look like ants, but they're not.  They have a fat lower section
unlike an ant I've seen.  They are very tiny, and can be found only around the
kitchen sink area.  Any ideas what they are and how to kill them?
Stephen Gould the late anthropologist said on one end of the scale is bacteria and on the other end the blue whale, with all those beatles in between.
Joe G
Foo man
2010-06-16 19:22:48 UTC
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Post by G. Morgan
These things look like ants, but they're not. They have a fat lower section
unlike an ant I've seen. They are very tiny, and can be found only around the
kitchen sink area. Any ideas what they are and how to kill them?
Here is the best pic I could get.
http://i50.tinypic.com/2nuiyjq.jpg
Thanks
No idea on how to kill mouse poop. You can try hitting it with a hammer, or
maybe stomping on it.

Good luck!
Dottie
2010-06-16 23:24:47 UTC
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Post by Foo man
These things look like ants, but they're not.  They have a fat lower
section
unlike an ant I've seen.  They are very tiny, and can be found only
around the
kitchen sink area.  Any ideas what they are and how to kill them?
Here is the best pic I could get.
http://i50.tinypic.com/2nuiyjq.jpg
Thanks
No idea on how to kill mouse poop. You can try hitting it with a hammer, or
maybe stomping on it.
Good luck!
I think they are ants. I had some last year about that size ... I
used Terro . It got rid of them.
Proteus IIV
2010-06-17 07:11:59 UTC
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These things look like ants, but they're not.  They have a fat lower section
unlike an ant I've seen.  They are very tiny, and can be found only around the
kitchen sink area.  Any ideas what they are and how to kill them?
Here is the best pic I could get.http://i50.tinypic.com/2nuiyjq.jpg
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THEY LOOK LIKE FLEAS

THE BEST WAY TO IRRADICATE THEM HUMANELY FOR YOUR FAMILY AND PETS IS
TO GET LISTERINE OR A COMPARABLE QUALITY ASTRINGENT- POUR SOME IN A
SPRAY BOTTLE OR MISTER AND SPRAY THEM AND ANY AFFECTED AREAS IN YOUR
HOUSEHOLD

I AM PROTEUS
Proteus IIV
2010-06-17 12:33:23 UTC
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CORRECTION

THE PROPER HUMANE AND PET SAFE FLUID IS AN "ANTISEPTIC"
NOT AN ASTRINGENT


I AM PROTEUS
jamesgangnc
2010-06-17 12:35:33 UTC
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Post by Proteus IIV
CORRECTION
THE PROPER HUMANE AND PET SAFE FLUID IS AN "ANTISEPTIC"
NOT AN ASTRINGENT
I AM PROTEUS
Learn to use the caps lock key. Or go away.
homer
2010-06-17 14:33:22 UTC
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Post by G. Morgan
These things look like ants, but they're not. They have a fat lower section
unlike an ant I've seen. They are very tiny, and can be found only around the
kitchen sink area. Any ideas what they are and how to kill them?
Here is the best pic I could get.
http://i50.tinypic.com/2nuiyjq.jpg
Thanks
spider beetles?
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/category/beetles/pantry-beetles-grain-weevils-spider-beetles-meal-worms-carpet-beetles-and-cereal-moths/
hr(bob) hofmann@att.net
2010-06-17 19:36:56 UTC
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These things look like ants, but they're not.  They have a fat lower section
unlike an ant I've seen.  They are very tiny, and can be found only around the
kitchen sink area.  Any ideas what they are and how to kill them?
Here is the best pic I could get.http://i50.tinypic.com/2nuiyjq.jpg
Thanks
If they are still there, get someone with a good camera to get us
better pictures
mike
2016-01-09 20:30:58 UTC
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I have them too around the skirting boards/base boards and on my dryer.
Did you find a cure for them?
Thanks
Sarah
Post by G. Morgan
These things look like ants, but they're not. They have a fat lower
section
Post by G. Morgan
unlike an ant I've seen. They are very tiny, and can be found only
around
the
Post by G. Morgan
kitchen sink area. Any ideas what they are and how to kill them?
Here is the best pic I could get.
http://i50.tinypic.com/2nuiyjq.jpg
Thanks
Can't tell much from the picture.
My neighbor had an infestation of these:
http://bugs.ufl.edu/bug-of-the-day-psocids/

Every morning, there were thousands of them on his kitchen counter.

Turns out that his sewer pipe had rusted thru and there was a big
puddle of sewage under his house.
Fixing the pipe and an exterminator fixed the bug infestation.
DerbyDad03
2016-01-09 21:57:21 UTC
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I have them too around the skirting boards/base boards and on my dryer.
Did you find a cure for them?
Thanks
Sarah
Post by G. Morgan
These things look like ants, but they're not. They have a fat lower
section
Post by G. Morgan
unlike an ant I've seen. They are very tiny, and can be found only around
the
Post by G. Morgan
kitchen sink area. Any ideas what they are and how to kill them?
Here is the best pic I could get.
http://i50.tinypic.com/2nuiyjq.jpg
Thanks
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I sure hope the OP found a cure. Otherwise she's been living with the bugs for
over 5 years. Yuck!
Oren
2016-01-09 22:32:50 UTC
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On Sat, 9 Jan 2016 13:57:21 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
Post by DerbyDad03
I sure hope the OP found a cure. Otherwise she's been living with the bugs for
over 5 years. Yuck!
Boll weevils? They get into the flour in your pantry or warehouse.

Some over educated administrator decided to spray bags with chemicals.
He could have killed a thousand prisoners. Twice I worked with the
idiot :)
Uncle Monster
2016-01-11 10:11:04 UTC
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Post by Oren
On Sat, 9 Jan 2016 13:57:21 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
Post by DerbyDad03
I sure hope the OP found a cure. Otherwise she's been living with the bugs for
over 5 years. Yuck!
Boll weevils? They get into the flour in your pantry or warehouse.
Some over educated administrator decided to spray bags with chemicals.
He could have killed a thousand prisoners. Twice I worked with the
idiot :)
Bugs, prisoners, what's the difference? o_O

[8~{} Uncle Prison Monster
Tekkie®
2016-01-12 01:18:10 UTC
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Oren posted for all of us...
Post by Oren
On Sat, 9 Jan 2016 13:57:21 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
Post by DerbyDad03
I sure hope the OP found a cure. Otherwise she's been living with the bugs for
over 5 years. Yuck!
Boll weevils? They get into the flour in your pantry or warehouse.
Some over educated administrator decided to spray bags with chemicals.
He could have killed a thousand prisoners. Twice I worked with the
idiot :)
He should have given it a taste test. Some don't learn the first time, he
get promoted?
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Tekkie
Uncle Monster
2016-01-11 10:09:57 UTC
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Post by DerbyDad03
I have them too around the skirting boards/base boards and on my dryer.
Did you find a cure for them?
Thanks
Sarah
Post by G. Morgan
These things look like ants, but they're not. They have a fat lower
section
Post by G. Morgan
unlike an ant I've seen. They are very tiny, and can be found only around
the
Post by G. Morgan
kitchen sink area. Any ideas what they are and how to kill them?
Here is the best pic I could get.
http://i50.tinypic.com/2nuiyjq.jpg
Thanks
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I sure hope the OP found a cure. Otherwise she's been living with the bugs for
over 5 years. Yuck!
The bugs grew in greater and greater numbers until they had eaten the house and the occupants. It was in all the papers 3 years ago. ヽ(•‿•)ノ

[8~{} Uncle Bug Monster
Bob F
2016-09-08 11:44:02 UTC
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replying to G. Morgan, Bob F wrote:
What do you do to get rid of them
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FromTheRafters
2016-09-08 13:35:44 UTC
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Post by Bob F
What do you do to get rid of them
In this case, G. Morgan is no longer with us. Really, no gerbils
involved to the best of my knowledge.
burfordTjustice
2016-09-08 15:22:41 UTC
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On Thu, 08 Sep 2016 11:44:02 +0000
Post by Bob F
What do you do to get rid of them
Your reply to a 2010 post is a bit late..morgan is dead.
Ed Pawlowski
2016-09-08 19:14:01 UTC
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Post by Bob F
What do you do to get rid of them
From the photo, they look like dimes. You can use them in vending
machines.
Dora Geran
2018-04-09 12:14:01 UTC
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replying to G. Morgan, Dora Geran wrote:
I have the very same problem and the black things look the same as your
picture. I have had bug men to come and help me and they will not service
me.. One told me it is an health issue and I can not service you.. The black
material does not move, I pick them up and it is not long until they are back
, this goes on all waking hours..They inbed in my skin and cause a sore. I
have been fighting this for 2 years after taking a heart medication.I was told
by a doctor it is your medication and I cannot doctor you unless he signes a
release..Well the doctor did not want to take me off the medication and I am
still living with this .allergy. I cannot get anyone to tell me what it
is...The exterminators just will not service me for bugs they tell me because
it is a health issue...I had another bug man to come the other day all he told
me I wish I coiuld help and left........
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